WWI Planes w/engines and Bionic Modeler's Rib Wing Effect

**vbsargent** · #1 09-20-2012, 10:26 AM

So it's been awhile since I posted. Reading about Bionic Modeler's rib wing effect inspired me to build a couple of WWI planes . . . . well that and watching Fly Boys again.

I like to build in 1/72 scale, so I downloaded Prudenziati's Nieuport 17 and Fokker Dr1 from here: Zioprudenzio - aerei di carta - paper airplanes I also took inspiration from Lief and wanted to do a more detailed engine that would actually spin, so I downloaded Robert Schulten's 9 cylinder Le Rhone and Oberusel Ur II models from here: -Engines WWI - Paperwarbirds

Here's the Le Rhone, reduced to 1/72nd scale- a little rougher than I would have liked, but most of it will be hidden behind the cowl.

The flattened fuselage.

The "assembled" fuselage showing from lower left in clockwise order: engine backing/firewall (scratch built), engine cowl, 9 cylinder Le Rhone engine, pilots seat, and propeller.

More to come later today!

**Vermin_King** · #2 09-20-2012, 10:40 AM

Hmmm ... I'm not seeing the images, but I'd like to

**Bionic Modeler** · #3 09-20-2012, 10:41 AM

Looking forward to it. When you do the wings post a build thread. Maybe you can make it more easily understood. Some didn't understand even though I tried to make it clear.

**Don Boose** · #4 09-20-2012, 10:44 AM

Victor - Although the images did not show up in the thread for some reason, I was able to use the URLS to go to Photobucket to view them. They look very good, and I look forward to seeing more in the future. Don

**vbsargent** · #5 09-20-2012, 10:59 AM

Wow, you guys are fast! Fixed the images!

**vbsargent** · #6 09-20-2012, 11:43 AM

And here is a teaser of the mounted engine spinning.

More to come tonight!

**fleetsailor1981** · #7 09-20-2012, 12:28 PM

Looks great. Will follow this closely

**DrLaser** · #8 09-20-2012, 03:34 PM

Thanks much for the link to the site - the Nieuport you are building is exactly the version I want to make as well. I'll watch your build intently.

Just to let you know, the Fiddlersgreen DH2 has a detailed engine, which I built at 1/72 scale (my scale as well). It's about 39 parts - a card model it of itself. Given that, it is still not all that hard to build. I included a picture of the engine for your info.